Question

John leaned a 17-foot ladder against his house. He placed the base of the ladder 8 feet from his house, and the top of the lader reached the base of his window. How high is the base of his window from the ground? If needed, draw a picture to help you solve the problem.

A. What formula would you use to solve this problem.
B. Show all work. Make sure to label your answer.

Answer 1

use the Pythagorean theorem on the first one

a^2+b^2=C^2 since the latter is leaning against the house, the latter is the hypotenuse so C is 17 the base (a or b it doesn't matter) is 8

Answer 2

ok thank you

Answer 3

Anytime.